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Thursday team news: Ings, Coutinho and Mount benched

Double Gameweek 37 comes to a conclusion this evening with three more Premier League matches.

Everton v Crystal Palace gets underway at 19:45 BST, with Chelsea v Leicester City and Aston Villa v Burnley kicking off 15 minutes later.

The match at Stamford Bridge is a bit of a glorified dead rubber but the other two fixtures are of huge importance at the foot of the English top flight, with Burnley and Everton battling to save themselves from the drop.

There is massive interest from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective, too. Of the 25 players with the highest ‘effective ownership’ (EO) figures in the top 10k, 16 have a fixture this evening (see below) – and 13 of them start:

Danny Ings, Philippe Coutinho and Mason Mount are the only three players in ‘green’ above who are among the substitutes this evening.

Coutinho and Ings drop out of the Villa XI, along with the similarly benched Marvelous Nakamba and the injured Ezri Konsa.

Emiliano Buendía, Calum Chambers, Carney Chukwuemeka and Jacob Ramsey are recalled.

Villa are tonight up against relegation-threatened Burnley, who make only one change from the narrow loss to Tottenham Hotspur.

James Tarkowski is back from injury, as Matt Lowton drops to the bench. The Clarets are again starting in a wing-back system, as they did in north London.

Over at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea make two changes from the FA Cup final as N’Golo Kante and Hakim Ziyech come into the side.

Mount is joined among the substitutes by the fit-again Kai Havertz but Mateo Kovacic and Timo Werner are injured and absent.

Kasper Schmeichel returns to the Leicester side this evening, with Kelechi Iheanacho, Daniel Amartey and Luke Thomas also starting.

Out go Danny Ward and Harvey Barnes, both of whom are on the bench, and the missing Youri Tielemans and James Justin.

Frank Lampard’s only alteration to the Everton line-up sees Michael Keane come in to replace the suspended Jarrad Branthwaite.

Patrick Vieira continues his end-of-season tinkering with Palace, as the midfield trio of Conor Gallagher, Cheikhou Kouyaté and Luka Milivojevic are replaced by Jeffrey Schlupp, Will Hughes and Jordan Ayew.

DOUBLE GAMEWEEK 37 LINE-UPS

Everton XI: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Holgate, Mykolenko, Iwobi, Doucoure, Gomes, Gordon, Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison

Subs: Begovic, Kenny, Godfrey, Allan, Davies, Van de Beek, Alli, Gray Welch

Crystal Palace XI: Butland, Clyne, Anderson, Guehi, Mitchell, Hughes, Schlupp, Ayew, Eze, Mateta, Zaha

Subs: Guaita, Ward, Kelly, Kouyaté, Milivojevic, Édouard, Gallagher, Rak-Sakyi, Benteke


Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Chambers, Mings, Digne, Ramsey, Luiz, McGinn, Buendia, Watkins, Chukwuemeka.

Subs: Sanson, Traore, Young, Nakamba, Ings, Coutinho, Olsen, Iroegbunam, Feeney.

Burnley XI: Pope, Roberts, Long, Collins, Tarkowski, Taylor, Brownhill, Cork, McNeil, Cornet, Barnes.

Subs: Lowton, Weghorst, Hennessey, Stephens, Lennon, Bardsley, Thomas, Dodgson, Costelloe.


Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kante, Alonso, Ziyech, Pulisic, Lukaku.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, Loftus-Cheek, Saul, Barkley, Mount, Kenedy, Azpilicueta, Havertz, Sarr.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Amartey, Fofana, Evans, Mendy, Castagne, Maddison, Dewsbury-Hall, Thomas, Vardy, Iheanacho.

Subs: Soyuncu, Barnes, Albrighton, Ward, Perez, Choudhury, Ricardo Pereira, Daka, Lookman.

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  1. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    I might do Rich & Weg to Jésus and Nketiah - thoughts?

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Will they both start?

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        You concerned Nketiah won't?

        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          I'll start him but won't be shocked if Lacatalent gets the nod.

    2. FPL_ UP_Down
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      You think Jesus starts ? I’m thinking to do Jesus to Toney !

  2. KanuLenoMeeMoCash
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Come on villa, do leeds a solid

  3. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    I could *really* have dome with Weghorst scoring a few mins ago.

  4. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    3 villa players
    6 appearances
    10 points
    1 FH wasted

    1. FPL_ UP_Down
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Yeah what a waste !! INGS (c) chasing!
      Massive let down! City will hammer Villa

  5. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Now let's never speak of DGW37 again

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Hey Patrick, some of us did very well, so....

  6. jason_ni
    • 8 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    No idea what to do with my front 3 lol.

    Richarlison Pukki Dennis

    Need to play 1, was happy to start richarlison, but way he limped off, I'm not sure now if I need to use a transfer.
    2.1m itb

    1. noissimbus
      • 1 Year
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Same front 3. If Rich is injured I'm transferring him for Kane. Getting Kane regardless, just who to swap for him.

  7. Fabreghastly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    C'mon Ings, I'm on 99

  8. GE
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    5 points in front of my ML! 🙂

    1) Matip -> Robbie (he has Robbie)
    2) Matip -> James (I have Alonso)
    3) Zaha -> Diaz
    4) Zaha -> Maddison
    5) Zaha -> Kulu

  9. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    That was a long season of DGWs!

  10. footballfreak
    • 4 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Richarlison to
    A. Nketiah
    B. Toney

    1. mdm
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Keep

    2. sulldaddy
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Prob keep if those are only choices

    3. OptimusBlack
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      B

  11. Duke Silver ☑
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 10 months ago

    Coutinho has been such a let down.

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Got him in for a hit, twice, and captained twice tanked my chances of finishing with a decent rank

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Cout over Maddison, just the 23 points down on that one. Not too bad.

    3. GoonerGirl
      • 4 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Feel so embarrassed I captained Ings, oh well still in 1st in my mini league. Something I guess.

    4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Pope & Vardy my only good calls on FH!

    5. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Captaining Ings over Richarlison has been pure pain

    6. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      A. Mount
      B. Dias
      C. Foden
      D. Raphinha
      E. Kulusevski
      F. Bowen

      1. mdm
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        A

      2. Indpush
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Mount

    7. BantasyFootball
      • 2 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Absolute fluke assists from Zaha and Holgate gives me a 60 point lead in my ML going into the last GW!
      Red arrows everywhere else though haha

    8. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Ri(c)ha captain wasn't the one, happy to own Maddison though!

    9. SouthCoastSaint
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Really wanted that Pope 9th save!

      Thank god this gameweek is over!

    10. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Who scores more GW38:

      1. Maddison Jesus Kane
      2. Diaz Nketiah Kane
      3. KDB Nketiah Vardy
      4. Mane Nketiah Vardy
      5. KDB Nketiah Jesus (+4)

      1. mdm
        • 12 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        1 by far

        1. FCSB
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          1 is my favourite but obvious rotation concerns for Maddison and Jesus

    11. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Heading into the final gameweek and I am four points off the top 1k....this is going to be close

    12. _Ninja_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Over half my gw points from Rich and Maddy.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Pretty much every single one of my players blanked twice except those two. And I didn’t Captain Rich so it was a negative effect.

      2. Duke Silver ☑
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Richy has over half my points.

    13. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      After Man City v Leeds and Spurs v Arsenal, another disasterclass from Paul Tierney today. Desperately needs a stint in League 2 and to learn how to do his job.

      1. Vinyl78LP
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Must have pals in VAR as Lowton was yellow at best - wilder tackles than that were overlooked at Goodison earlier.

    14. dshv
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Everton saved???

      On sunday play: richa or nketiah?

      1. The White Pele
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        nketiah

      2. Josh.E
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        am playing nketiah, last home game for arsenal

    15. JONALDINHO
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      105 pts on FH.

      1.7k -> 723. Can hopefully hold onto first top 1k finish!

      1. dshv
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        Where did you cheked you rank now ?

        1. JONALDINHO
          • 6 Years
          1 year, 10 months ago

          LiveFPL.net

    16. Neto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Looks like a tiny green arrow for me 87 -> 75 despite not having Maddison

    17. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Maddison 3, James 2, Alonso 1
      DCL 3, Mateta 2, Richarlison 1
      McGinn 3, Barnes 2, Pope 1

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 10 months ago

        "Maddison 3, James 2, Alonso 1"

        At least I got all those, but Richarlison was real killer of the week 🙁

    18. The White Pele
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      best Brentford defender? Henry or Jansson?

    19. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      Huge amount of new (FH) teams entering top 10k this week. Competition. How many?

      My guess is 3417

    20. Nate(U)dog(ie)
      • 3 Years
      1 year, 10 months ago

      So Leeds have to beat Brentford to have any hope of staying up, seen stranger things but they're really going to have to pick up their game to do it.